Doutorado em Economia pelo Birkbeck College, University of London, e é Professor Associado com Agregação na Universidade do Minho. Foi Pró-Reitor, Diretor da Escola de Economia e Gestão e Diretor do Departamento de Economia.
Em 2023, coordenou a avaliação económica e financeira do novo aeroporto de Lisboa. Entre 2013 e 2015, foi Secretário de Estado no Governo Português.
Também desempenhou funções como Vice-Presidente do Conselho Económico e Social.
Os seus interesses de investigação incluem a macroeconomia, os mercados financeiros e o desenvolvimento da economia portuguesa.
É autor ou coautor de oito livros, vários capítulos de livros e artigos publicados em revistas como Labour Economics, Small Business Economics, Journal of Technology Transfer, Regional Studies, The World Economy, Open Economies Review, Economics Letters, CESifo Economic Studies ou Higher Education.
Tem atuado como consultor para instituições públicas e privadas, incluindo a Comissão Europeia e o Governo Português.
Em 2022, recebeu o Prémio de Mérito Científico da Universidade do Minho.
Fernando Alexandre holds a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London, and is an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the University of Minho. He has served as Vice-Rector, Director of the School of Economics and Management, and Director of the Department of Economics.
In 2023, he led the economic and financial assessment of the new Lisbon airport. Between 2013 and 2015, he was Secretary of State in the Portuguese Government, and has also served as Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council.
His research interests include macroeconomics, financial markets, and the development of the Portuguese economy. He is the author or co-author of eight books, as well as numerous book chapters and articles published in journals such as Labour Economics, Small Business Economics, Journal of Technology Transfer, Regional Studies, The World Economy, Open Economies Review, Economics Letters, CESifo Economic Studies and Higher Education.
He has worked as a consultant for public and private institutions, including the European Commission and the Portuguese Government. In 2022, he was awarded the Scientific Merit Prize by the University of Minho.
